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18 June 2016
540th All Black test
NEW ZEALAND v WALES (2nd test) at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 18th June 2016
Fulltime score – New Zealand 36 Wales 22
Halftime – New Zealand 10 Wales 10
Attendance; 35,000
Conditions – Cool conditions, dry ground, evening kickoff; sometimes swirling wind.
Referee; Jaco Peyper(South Africa)
Referees Assistants; Wayne Barnes (England) and Jerome Garces (France)
Television Match Official; George Ayoub (Australia)
NEW ZEALAND 36 WALES 22
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Dagg, Ben Smith, Barrett, Naholo, Ardie Savea
Cons: Cruden, Barrett 3
Pen: Cruden
For Wales:
Tries: Alun Wyn Jones, Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies
Cons: Biggar 2
Pen: Biggar
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Malakai Fekitoa (temp sub’d Seta Tamanivalu (2-15; rep’d by Seta Tamanivalu 40m), 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Waisake Naholo, 10 Aaron Cruden (rep’d by Beauden Barrett 33m), 9 Aaron Smith (rep’d by T.J.Perenara 65m), 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane (rep’d by Ardie.Savea 58m), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick (rep’d by PatrickTuipulotu 68m), 3 Owen Franks (rep’d by Charlie Faumuina 47m), 2 Dane Coles (rep’d by Nathan Harris 76m), 1 Joe Moody (rep’d by Wyatt Crockett 54m)
Wales: 15 Rhys Patchell, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts (rep’d by Scott Williams 78m), 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar (rep’d by Rhys Priestland 76m), 9 Rhys Webb (rep’d by Gareth Davies 76m), 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (c) (rep’d by Ellis Jenkins, 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 76m), 4 Luke Charteris (rep’d by Bradley Davies 62m), 3 Samson Lee (rep’d by Tomas.Francis 62m), 2 Ken Owens (rep’d by Scott Baldwin 62m), 1 Gethin Jenkins (temp sub’d by Rob Evans 24-21; rep’d Rob Evans 59m)
Rhys Patchell had only been in the country five days, having been flown out as a replacement for injured winger George North.
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This was the breakthrough day - NZ beat Wales 19-16 in Cardiff. There's been live TV coverage of every All Black test since.
BALLS
You cannot have a rugby match without a ball. According to legend, the ball that William Webb Ellis picked up and ran with at Rugby School in 1823 was similar in shape to the oval ball of today. Why Rugby School played with an oval football before running with it in one’s hands was allowed is a mystery, but the evidence is that balls of that shape were used for many years before Webb Ellis attended the school.
It could be that different forms of football were traditionally played with a pig’s bladder as the ball. Any good pig-hunter will tell you that a pig’s bladder, when inflated, is basically oval in shape. When, by 1840, leather covers were made for the bladders, they were fitted to that shape. Thus today’s rugby ball is a direct throwback to the pig’s bladder balls that were kicked around the playing fields of Rugby School early in the nineteenth century. The ‘feet only’ game of association football adopted the round ball on its own.
For years South African rugby favoured using an eight-paneled leather ball, as distinct from the standard four panels used elsewhere. In 1961 it joined the rest of the world in adopting the four-panel ball.
The first rubber bladders were made in 1870. Another significant change to the rugby ball came in 1931 when the rather squat shape of the early ball, which made for easier place-kicking and drop-kicking, was replaced by a narrower, more torpedo-like shape that is able to be passed more easily. The length was shortened by one and a half inches (35mm). A lace to hold the inner bladder together used to be found on every ball, but is now missing from the modern ball.
The main other differences that exist in the modern ball are that they are made out of synthetic rubber and have thousands of raised lumps on their surface. All are designed to give greater grip for the players’ handling. Whether they do aid catching and dispatching in a pass is the subject of endless debate among rugby watchers.
Also used on every ball are various brand names, as companies vie to have their ball used in major televised fixtures and therefore expand brand exposure and sales.
Which Irish rugby player of modern vintage has the nickname of '36?'
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